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Hayley Kiyoko in her tearful Instagram video about how she was told she couldn't have drag performers come on stage with her
Music Politics + Activism

Hayley Kiyoko Was Told She Couldn’t Bring Drag Queens Onstage for Nashville Performance

They joined her anyway, but Kiyoko’s reaction to anti-drag laws still holds true: “This is so f*cked.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 3, 2023 13 Comments
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Puzzles

Great, Now Mini Crossword Can’t Stop Thinking About Gay Blue Carrots

What’s the opposite of coffee?

brooke May 3, 2023 6 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Queer Fashion

Every Scrap of Queer Fashion from the 2023 Met Gala

Yesterday was the First Monday in May, and if you’re anything even remotely close to a fashion gay — you know that means.

Carmen Phillips May 2, 2023 14 Comments
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Book Features First Person

In “A Recipe for More,” Sara Elise Asks: Who Do You Want To Become?

“We do not have to do anything more to be worthy; we are worthy just because we are.”

Sara Elise May 2, 2023 1 Comment
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Life

You Need Help: How To Stay Sober

Do y’all have any podcasts or books or anything you’d recommend for someone who hasn’t been sober since they were thirteen?

danijanae May 2, 2023 5 Comments
Stars Collide by Rachel Lacey
LGBT Book Reviews

“Stars Collide” Is a Fun, Layered Queer Romance About Pop Stars Falling in Love

Like a good pop song, this book is fluff at first glance, and surprisingly deeper when you look closer.

Analyssa May 2, 2023 4 Comments
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: ******

What goes through towns, up and down hills, but never moves?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 2, 2023 6 Comments
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TV Reviews

HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere” Is Middle-Age Queer Friendship and Hard-Won Hope

I’m one half of a Hallmark movie, if they made Hallmark movies about middle age lesbians.

Heather Hogan May 1, 2023 15 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for May 2023

Jupiter, our cosmic tenderqueer cheerleader, moves into Taurus this month and we are here for it.

Corina Dross May 1, 2023 3 Comments
top row: class of 09, queer eye season seven, the ultimatum queer love, wanda sykes. row 2: selling sunset, fanfic, hannah gadsby, jeopardy tournament of champions, we are angel city, rupaul's drag race all stars
Movie Lists TV Lists

May 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream

“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” is finally here! Plus, we’ve got prominent queer storylines in “XO, Kitty,” Sepideh Moafi back in our hearts on “Class of ’09,” the Angel City documentary, stand-up specials from Wanda Sykes and Hannah Gadsby and more!

Riese May 1, 2023 17 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Meet Ariana DeBose’s Disney Princess, The Original Star-Wisher

The Morning Show is renewed! A poster and premiere date for Prime Video’s adaptation of Red, White, and Royal Blue! Michaela Jaé Rodriguez in AHS season 12! And more!

Heather Hogan May 1, 2023 5 Comments
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Music

Caroline Rose Breaks Free

“I didn’t really involve any business people, which is probably the best thing an artist could do — not involve any business people.”

danijanae May 1, 2023 5 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Also Keeps a Naughty List, FWIW

Every morning I think I’m going to make pancakes…

Kelly Nguyen Dickson May 1, 2023 7 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Cannibal Are You?

I tried to stick to queer or queer-coded cannibals.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 30, 2023 16 Comments
Mare's Nest by Holly Mitchell, I Am the Most Dangerous Thing by Candace Williams, Spellbook For The Sabbath Queen. by Elisheva Fox, and Because You Were Mine by Brionne Janae
Book Lists

Close Out National Poetry Month by Preordering Queer Poetry Books

Preordering books is a great way to support authors.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 30, 2023 1 Comment
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AF+

The Autostraddle Insider Issue 103: April 2023

“everyone act medium”

The Editors April 30, 2023 13 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Ted Lasso’s Jane Austen Catastrophe Unites Queers in Outrage!

I honestly can’t even remember the last time our TV Team, and queer fandom in general, were taking up pitchforks and lighting lanterns with the power of only rage, and marching into the woods singing “Kill the Beast!” 

Heather Hogan April 29, 2023 15 Comments
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Health Identity

Autism Is Not a Trend, but There Are Problems With How It’s Discussed Online

Health conditions and disabilities are more than how many views a 20-second clip gets or the number of comments under a post. It’s real-life shit that can affect the core of who somebody is.

Lily Alvarado April 29, 2023 28 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Is Thinking About Banging

You know what’s hard to beat for breakfast?

Rachel April 29, 2023 7 Comments
Saint X: Alycia Debnam-Carey as Emily talking to her best friend Sunita on a bench
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Alycia Debnam-Carey’s Best Friend Is Queer in “Saint X”

Plus updates on All American, Survivor, Fantasy Island, The Power, and A Million Little Things.

Valerie Anne and Natalie
April 28, 2023 2 Comments
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